who do you believe in?

do the people you believe in,
believe in you?

friends, community leaders, colleagues, bosses, family, your fave celebs, politicians, mentors, role models, coaches.

they out here batting for you, for real? or just themselves and their circle?

scarcity, competition, hyper-individualism, and ego have narrowed our perceptions of power, potential, and community.

kinship and leadership will continue to be redefined in favor of true humility and interdependence.

true power is grounded, peaceful, creative, fluid, open-hearted; it does not fear the luminosity of others and instead seeks it, revealing it at every opportunity.

when you rise, i rise.

when i rise, you rise.

you.

there is no one like you in the world. not everyone will understand you. sometimes, you won’t understand yourself. you will be loved. you will be left. you will feel despair. and hope. sometimes simultaneously. you will beat your fists against the wall and hear nothing. you will lie there sometimes, lifeless. you will rise and begin on a path unknown. you will meet travelers. some will betray you. others will show you your light. you are not alone but you do inhabit this body alone. do you love it? how does it make you feel? remember that you’re all it’s got.